Matthew Wright (presenter)
Alexander Matthew Wright (born 8 July 1965)[citation needed] is an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist.He worked as a journalist for The Sun and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for The Daily Mirror before launching a television career.Wright started his career at the age of 14, appearing in the Children's Film Foundation production Big Wheels And Sailor (1979).[2] Wright started at the Surrey Mail group of newspapers in Godalming as a junior journalist under the tutorledge of editor Peter Tribe.[3] Wright became a showbusiness correspondent with The Sun and later wrote a column for the Daily Mirror in the 1990s, with future 3AM girl Polly Graham as his assistant.[8] He was chosen to front Channel 5's daily topical discussion series The Wright Stuff, which started broadcasting in September 2000.[citation needed] In 2002, Wright named John Leslie live on air as the television presenter being linked to the alleged rape of Ulrika Jonsson.Wright introduced a debate on Knox's future with an on-screen caption headed "Foxy Knoxy: Would Ya?"One example is of a former gentleman partner of Sharon Goodman, who has on multiple occasions called into the show to voice his displeasure over the seemingly tumultuous nature of their uncoupling.Instead of professionally brushing off the interruption's and continuing with the show, Wright's tendency to throw a hissy fit often brought the calls to wider attention and added unintentional additional humour to the situation.